Novel difficulty list This is a list of novels, both light novels and traditional novels, ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is very easy and 100 is very hard. You can use it to find the most appropriate novel to read based on how good your Japanese is.
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Ashita wa Unto Tooku e Ikou Length (in words) 45979 Unique words 6376 Unique words (used once) 3201 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1453 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 2329 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 32.3 Characters 109520 Volumes 1
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Seishun Debugger to Koi Suru Mousou #kakusanchuu Length (in words) 56823 Unique words 6072 Unique words (used once) 2948 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1540 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 2473 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 132343 Volumes 1
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Nanakai Shinda Otoko Length (in words) 72022 Unique words 7368 Unique words (used once) 3435 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1865 Unique kanji (used once) 353 Unique kanji readings 3120 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 25.1 Characters 169813 Volumes 1
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Tsuki to Yoru no Monogatari Length (in words) 130239 Unique words 9973 Unique words (used once) 4061 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2112 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 3840 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 309259 Volumes 3
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Morpheus no Kyoushitsu Length (in words) 178638 Unique words 9498 Unique words (used once) 3661 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1805 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 3162 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 19.2 Characters 414043 Volumes 4
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NO CALL NO LIFE Length (in words) 51199 Unique words 6686 Unique words (used once) 2943 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1591 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 2608 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 27.4 Characters 122433 Volumes 1
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Manomana Amai Yuujou Yuutsu na Koi Length (in words) 127140 Unique words 9929 Unique words (used once) 4343 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1851 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 3294 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 301502 Volumes 3
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Mugendai Girl Length (in words) 7639 Unique words 2317 Unique words (used once) 1543 Unique words (used once %) 66% Unique kanji 905 Unique kanji (used once) 347 Unique kanji readings 1267 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 24.6 Characters 18195 Volumes 1
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Kusa no Fushido Length (in words) 47041 Unique words 5869 Unique words (used once) 2835 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1561 Unique kanji (used once) 308 Unique kanji readings 2577 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 23.9 Characters 107391 Volumes 1
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Teikan no Koi Length (in words) 63619 Unique words 7118 Unique words (used once) 3352 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1749 Unique kanji (used once) 331 Unique kanji readings 2882 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 25.0 Characters 152467 Volumes 1
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Anata no Machi no Toshi Denki! Length (in words) 159128 Unique words 9784 Unique words (used once) 4007 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1863 Unique kanji (used once) 290 Unique kanji readings 3311 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 366780 Volumes 3
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Yume no Senshi Length (in words) 35415 Unique words 4864 Unique words (used once) 2443 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1084 Unique kanji (used once) 231 Unique kanji readings 1720 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 23.5 Characters 86070 Volumes 1
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Kiryuu Length (in words) 34632 Unique words 5022 Unique words (used once) 2454 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1506 Unique kanji (used once) 322 Unique kanji readings 2343 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 80155 Volumes 1
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Taishou Kuusou Majutsu Yawa Tsuiraku Otome Genocide Length (in words) 38584 Unique words 5398 Unique words (used once) 2707 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1599 Unique kanji (used once) 360 Unique kanji readings 2582 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 19.5 Characters 85746 Volumes 1
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Rental Fullmoon Dai Ichi Kun Renai wa Yomimono Desu Length (in words) 58369 Unique words 6767 Unique words (used once) 3235 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1657 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 2784 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 21.7 Characters 136952 Volumes 1
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Chuumon no Ooi Ryouriten Length (in words) 22728 Unique words 3958 Unique words (used once) 2113 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1339 Unique kanji (used once) 420 Unique kanji readings 1999 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 22.5 Characters 52060 Volumes 1
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Tenkeiteki Isekai Tenshoutan Length (in words) 129433 Unique words 11309 Unique words (used once) 5188 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1963 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 3544 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 22.4 Characters 306127 Volumes 3
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Length (in words) 116027 Unique words 9767 Unique words (used once) 4230 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1825 Unique kanji (used once) 245 Unique kanji readings 3207 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 21.9 Characters 287549 Volumes 1
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Desperado Blues Length (in words) 63780 Unique words 7176 Unique words (used once) 3446 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1727 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 2879 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 23.6 Characters 146428 Volumes 1
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Biblia Koshodou no Jiken Techou Length (in words) 231464 Unique words 12707 Unique words (used once) 4851 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2090 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 3811 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 21.8 Characters 547433 Volumes 5
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Chuuko Demo Koi ga Shitai! Length (in words) 528907 Unique words 20638 Unique words (used once) 7524 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2464 Unique kanji (used once) 220 Unique kanji readings 4960 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 17.0 Characters 1228584 Volumes 13
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Slime na Dungeon kara Tenka wo Torou to Omou Length (in words) 172208 Unique words 11874 Unique words (used once) 4997 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2134 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 3914 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 399978 Volumes 3
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BIG‐4 Length (in words) 166661 Unique words 12327 Unique words (used once) 5081 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2056 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 3640 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 17.7 Characters 395131 Volumes 5
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Shinigami no Seido Length (in words) 62648 Unique words 6436 Unique words (used once) 2947 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1686 Unique kanji (used once) 314 Unique kanji readings 2773 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 23.8 Characters 139597 Volumes 1
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Crash Length (in words) 48559 Unique words 6113 Unique words (used once) 2840 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1523 Unique kanji (used once) 292 Unique kanji readings 2463 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 16.1 Characters 115499 Volumes 1
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Kumo Desu ga, Nanika? Length (in words) 937664 Unique words 25102 Unique words (used once) 7326 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2626 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 5317 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 22.9 Characters 2171324 Volumes 16
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Hangyaku no Dreadnought Length (in words) 218435 Unique words 13077 Unique words (used once) 5149 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1981 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 3564 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 29.7 Characters 526011 Volumes 4
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Juuryoku Alchemic Length (in words) 59017 Unique words 7935 Unique words (used once) 3922 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1747 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 2858 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 31.4 Characters 133690 Volumes 1
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Yakou Length (in words) 47133 Unique words 5222 Unique words (used once) 2409 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1535 Unique kanji (used once) 320 Unique kanji readings 2460 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 24.7 Characters 109091 Volumes 1
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Chotto Ima Kara Shigoto Yamete Kuru Length (in words) 37276 Unique words 5973 Unique words (used once) 3082 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1552 Unique kanji (used once) 333 Unique kanji readings 2562 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 86986 Volumes 1
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Alice in Wonderland Length (in words) 34465 Unique words 5117 Unique words (used once) 2702 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1397 Unique kanji (used once) 369 Unique kanji readings 2149 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 28.4 Characters 81633 Volumes 1
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Hana x Hana Length (in words) 436538 Unique words 15360 Unique words (used once) 5371 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2107 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 3920 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 24.6 Characters 1029944 Volumes 8
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Mercator Length (in words) 34692 Unique words 5637 Unique words (used once) 2979 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1505 Unique kanji (used once) 300 Unique kanji readings 2457 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 79257 Volumes 1
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Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki Length (in words) 434281 Unique words 15492 Unique words (used once) 5483 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2104 Unique kanji (used once) 224 Unique kanji readings 3878 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 21.1 Characters 1034134 Volumes 8
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Ore no Petto wa Seijo-sama Length (in words) 182668 Unique words 11223 Unique words (used once) 4258 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2132 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 3899 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 26.4 Characters 419944 Volumes 4
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Gimai Seikatsu Length (in words) 281393 Unique words 16041 Unique words (used once) 6356 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2210 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 4181 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 666002 Volumes 7
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Dual Kaleidoscope Zeniaoi Length (in words) 68442 Unique words 6107 Unique words (used once) 1156 Unique words (used once %) 18% Unique kanji 1664 Unique kanji (used once) 152 Unique kanji readings 2773 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 67/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 154716 Volumes 2
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Sasaki to Pii-chan Length (in words) 398491 Unique words 17938 Unique words (used once) 6666 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2372 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 4638 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 24.2 Characters 936484 Volumes 5
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Avenir Length (in words) 28791 Unique words 4387 Unique words (used once) 2241 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1340 Unique kanji (used once) 285 Unique kanji readings 2071 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 64/100 Average sentence length 21.0 Characters 65767 Volumes 1
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Frontier World Shoukanshi Toshite Katsudou Chuu Length (in words) 153278 Unique words 10869 Unique words (used once) 4168 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2004 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 3602 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 25.9 Characters 341473 Volumes 3
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14sai Gentei Shoukougun Length (in words) 57456 Unique words 8094 Unique words (used once) 3905 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1807 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 3043 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 27.5 Characters 133189 Volumes 1
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Ikebukuro West Gate Park Length (in words) 62740 Unique words 7857 Unique words (used once) 3958 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1523 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 2532 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 144583 Volumes 1
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Doumo, Suki na Hito ni Horegusuri wo Irai sareta Majo desu. Length (in words) 99523 Unique words 9343 Unique words (used once) 4175 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1963 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 3495 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 234346 Volumes 2
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Maou no Ore ga Dorei Elf wo Yome ni Shitanda ga, dou Medereba ii? Length (in words) 209499 Unique words 11663 Unique words (used once) 4393 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2145 Unique kanji (used once) 276 Unique kanji readings 3931 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 21.7 Characters 512268 Volumes 5
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ZOO Length (in words) 72099 Unique words 6552 Unique words (used once) 2932 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1636 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 2692 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 62/100 Average sentence length 23.1 Characters 160689 Volumes 1
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Mou Hitotsu no Inochi Length (in words) 41667 Unique words 5933 Unique words (used once) 2983 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1613 Unique kanji (used once) 321 Unique kanji readings 2680 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 97111 Volumes 1
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Taiikukan no Satsujin Length (in words) 67779 Unique words 7166 Unique words (used once) 3430 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1644 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 2713 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 65/100 Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 156998 Volumes 1
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Onnanoko ga Kanzen Naru Renai ni Tokimekanai Mittsu no Riyuu Length (in words) 45710 Unique words 5213 Unique words (used once) 2384 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1502 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 2365 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 61/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 104451 Volumes 1
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Sayonara Piano Sonata Length (in words) 202065 Unique words 13142 Unique words (used once) 5439 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2038 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 3678 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 484373 Volumes 4
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Sapporo Undersong Length (in words) 144820 Unique words 9670 Unique words (used once) 4130 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1912 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 3320 Average difficulty 46/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 330803 Volumes 3